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Indonesia's Merapi volcano

erupts, spewing 'avalanche' of
lava

The volcano's last major eruption in 2010 killed more than 300 people…

Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most

active volcanoes, erupted on Tuesday, spewing lava
more than two kilometers from the crater.

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Dramatic images of lava pouring from the volcano's

smoking crater were published by the government-
run Merapi Volcano Observatory.

Dozens of small tremors related to Merapi's eruption

were recorded on Tuesday, according to the Centre
for Research and Development of Geological
Disaster Technology (BPPTKG), a government
agency that monitors the volcano.

"Merapi's activity slightly increased over the last few

days... but these kinds of increases often occur in
Merapi," said BPPTKG head Agus Budi Santoso.

Clear weather meant people could easily see the

eruption pouring from the volcano, he said.

Merapi, which sits just 28 kilometers (17 miles) north

of the provincial capital Yogyakarta, is closely
monitored by the agency.

Authorities implemented a restriction zone of seven

kilometers (four miles) in 2022 following a risk
assessment for the surrounding villages.

Lava from Merapi's eruption on Tuesday fell well

within that zone, Santoso said.

Merapi's alert level, which has been kept at the

second-highest mark since 2020 following increased
volcanic activity, has remained unchanged, Santoso
said.

The volcano's last major eruption in 2010 killed more

than 300 people and forced the evacuation of some
280,000 residents.

It was Merapi's most powerful eruption since 1930,

when about 1,300 people were killed.

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